India having a torrid time in this first test match between South Africa where their batting ripped through and bowling torn apart all around the ground. But in an almost lost cause there was still something which India could cheer about was, none other than Sachin Tendulkar. Yes- he has become the only batsman in the cricket's history to score 50 Test centuries. This has happened today on 19th December 2010, where India following on a massive South African lead of 484 runs.Though some good contribution from top of the order , the ask was still way too much. But in the process Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was able to create history for cricket. Taking single of Dale Steyn he reached this historic milestone at Centurion.He completed this amazing achievement in 197 balls, in an attempt to save the match. But it was not long when Indian captain MS Dhoni was caught behind on bowling of Steyn on 90. India on stumps were 454-8 with 30 runs deficit. With one day still left , South African victory looks inevitable , unless weather brings miracle in Centurion.
Tendulkar has scored seven centuries and five fifties in year 2010,with one test remaining scheduled on December 26. He till date has amassed more than 14,500 runs with 59 half centuries in his kitty. He scored his first century in 1991-92 tour to Australia.
Listed under are Sachin's centuries which he has scored till date:
1. 119* vs England at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester on 14 August 1990
2. 148* vs Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 6 January 1992
3. 114 vs Australia at WACA Ground, Perth on 3 February 1992
4. 111 vs South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on 28 November 1992
5. 165 vs England at M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 12 February 1993
6. 104* vs Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo on 31 July 1993
7. 142 vs Sri Lanka at K D Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow on 19 January 1994
8. 179 vs West Indies at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur on 2 December 1994
9. 122 vs England at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham on 8 June 1996
10. 177 vs England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 5 July 1996
11. 169 vs South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town on 4 January 1997
12. 143 vs Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 3 August 1997
13. 139 vs Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo on 11 August 1997
14. 148 vs Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 4 December 1997
15. 155* vs Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 9 March 1998
16. 177 vs Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 26 March 1998
17. 113 vs New Zealand at Basin Reserve, Wellington on 29 December 1998
18. 136 vs Pakistan at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 31 January 1999
19. 124* vs Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo on 28 February 1999
20. 126* vs New Zealand at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali on 13 October 1999
21. 217 vs New Zealand at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad on30 October 1999
22. 116 vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 28 December 1999
23. 122 vs Zimbabwe at Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi on 21 November 2000
24. 201* vs Zimbabwe at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground on 26 November 2000
25. 126 vs Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium on 20 March 2001
26. 155 vs South Africa at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein on 3 November 2001
27. 103 vs England at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad on 13 December 2001
28. 176 vs Zimbabwe at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur on 24 February 2002
29. 117 vs West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain on 20 April 2002
30. 193 vs England at Headingley, Leeds on 23 August 2002
31. 176 vs West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 3 November 2002
32. 241* vs Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 4 January 2004
33. 194* vs Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 29 March 2004
34. 248* vs Bangladesh at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka on 12 December 2004
35. 109 vs Sri Lanka at Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi on 22 December 2005
36. 101 vs Bangladesh at Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong on 19 May 2007
37. 122* vs Bangladesh atSher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on 26 May 2007
38. 154* vs Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 4 January 2008
39. 153 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on 25 January 2008
40. 109 vs Australia at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur on 6 November 2008
41. 103* vs England at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 15 December 2008
42. 160 vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton on 20 March 2009
43. 100* vs Sri Lanka at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad on 20 November 2009
44. 105* vs Bangladesh at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong on 18 January 2010
45. 143 vs Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on 25 January 2010
46. 100 vs South Africa at Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur on 9 February 2010
47. 106 vs South Africa at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 15 February 2010
48. 203 vs Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo on 28 July 2010
49. 214 vs Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 11 October 2010
Legend: * - Not out innings
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